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CENTRE FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GHENT UNIVERSITY, BELGIUM
JOLIEN COENRAETS
DUCO SICKINGHE (FORTINO) INVESTS 1 MILLION EUROS IN TEAMLEADER
FIRST EUROPEAN GOOGLE GLASS NEWSPAPER APP DEVELOPED BY ENDARE
DESIGNER OF TRIPARTITE BATHING SUIT ‘ZIKINI’ IS GHENT STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN FOR DPT BOARD RAISES 12 400 $ OR 200% OF THEIR GOAL
POSIOS MERGES WITH LIGHTSPEED & RECEIVES 35 MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT
ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDENTS SUPPORTED BY POLITICS
STIMULATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE CURRICULUM
APPROACH AT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Students
Professors
UGent
facilitate
stimulate
invest
GHENT UNIVERSITY FACILITATES
UGent
facilitate
CENTRE FOR STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Coaching by business coach
Central information point
Coordination of initiatives
Promoting student entrepreneurship
Flexibility
Facilities
UGent quality label
visibility
Network
STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR STATUS
Office space
Meeting rooms
Coaching
Orders
...
Student keeps own IP
STARTERS WALLET
Pre student entrepreneurs: 500 €
Student entrepreneurs: up to 3 000 €
Virtual budget can be used for
• Professional advice by experts
• Exclusive tickets to conferences
• Exclusive opportunities
PROFESSORS STIMULATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Professors
UGent
facilitate
stimulate
TEACHING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Elective courses
Learn to venture
Introduction to
entrepreneur-ship
Dare to venture
Dare to start
TEACHING INTRAPRENEURSHIP
TEACHING SOFT SKILLS
Creativity
Communication
Work in team
Presentation skills
Handle failure
WORK ON ‘REAL-LIFE’ PROJECTS
Opportunity recognition
Find solution for
problem
Projects of other
students
Business cases
TEACHING TECHNOPRENEURSHIP
Source: epicenter.stanford.edu
STUDENTS INVEST TIME & CREDITS
Students
Professors
UGent
facilitate
stimulate
invest
INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER
International internships
International business plan
competitions
International seminars about
entrepreneurship
STIMULATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP OUTSIDE THE CURRICULUM
GHENT ECOSYSTEM
Student Ghentre-preneur
Entre-preneurial Mondays
Techno-preneurship for everyone
Fab lab Ghent
Starters wallet
Student cooperation
Starters factory Ghent
SMALL ACTIONS BIG RESULTS
STUDENT-ENTREPRENEUR STATUTE
0 5 10 15 20
Pharmacy
Veterinary
Bio-engineering
Arts
Sciences
Psychology
Law
Political and social sciences
Medicine
Economy
Engineering
Student-entrepreneurs 2011-2013
2011
2012
2013
INTERNAL IMPACT
Elective courses offered in many faculties and degrees
Over 450 students in one of the elective courses this year
Collaboration with different faculties and professors to
create new courses
Entrepreneurship included in the competence model of
Ghent University
SOCIETAL IMPACT
Role models in press
Promoting student entrepreneurship in general
Influence in politics
Law changes
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
WHO ARE WE?
COMPETENCES
Business coach
Community manager
Lobbyist Educational
coach
OUR VISION
EVERY STUDENT HAS AN ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE